The End of Time and the Possibility of World: Between Divinity and Nature
Eschatology is central to Christian theology: the significance of the death and resurrection of Christ is the promise of the “kingdom of God”. This paper takes up this idea in discussion with contemporary Christian theologians and discusses it phenomenologically by recourse to Husserl’s account of “...
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| description | Eschatology is central to Christian theology: the significance of the death and resurrection of Christ is the promise of the “kingdom of God”. This paper takes up this idea in discussion with contemporary Christian theologians and discusses it phenomenologically by recourse to Husserl’s account of “horizon”. The horizon is both finite and infinite: always limited in its actualization but with an infinity of potential actualizations. This is explored with respect to time and its relation to the eternal, as well as the dispositions of hope and fear with respect to the eschaton. The final section draws these insights together in a discussion of the eschaton to understand the eschatological destiny of nature in a “new heaven and a new earth” (Revelations, 21: 1) and conceiving of eschatological justice as a harmony of horizonal perspectives. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6ce8a795356748c1b2e208c71d04d5652023-11-19T12:45:44ZengMDPI AGReligions2077-14442023-09-01149115210.3390/rel14091152The End of Time and the Possibility of World: Between Divinity and NatureFelix Ó Murchadha0School of History and Philosophy, University of Galway, H91 TK33 Galway, IrelandEschatology is central to Christian theology: the significance of the death and resurrection of Christ is the promise of the “kingdom of God”. This paper takes up this idea in discussion with contemporary Christian theologians and discusses it phenomenologically by recourse to Husserl’s account of “horizon”. The horizon is both finite and infinite: always limited in its actualization but with an infinity of potential actualizations. This is explored with respect to time and its relation to the eternal, as well as the dispositions of hope and fear with respect to the eschaton. The final section draws these insights together in a discussion of the eschaton to understand the eschatological destiny of nature in a “new heaven and a new earth” (Revelations, 21: 1) and conceiving of eschatological justice as a harmony of horizonal perspectives.https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/14/9/1152eschatologyphenomenologyHusserlphilosophical theologyphilosophy of religion |
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| title | The End of Time and the Possibility of World: Between Divinity and Nature |
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